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Bent Larsen

Danish chess grandmaster and author

1935 - 2010

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Bent Larsen

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Bent Larsen is the 39th most popular chess player (down from 33rd in 2024), the 155th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 163rd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Chess Player.

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#39 / 544

Bent Larsen ranks #39 of 544 Chess Players worldwide, placing them among the top 8% of the profession.

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Bent Larsen's biography appears in 43 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 90% of all Chess Players.

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Among Chess Players

Among chess players, Bent Larsen ranks 39 out of 544. Before him are David Bronstein, Efim Bogoljubov, Susan Polgár, Vassily Ivanchuk, Savielly Tartakower, and Friðrik Ólafsson. After him are Vlastimil Hort, Borislav Ivkov, Robert Hübner, Lyudmila Rudenko, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, and Alexander McDonnell.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 33
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 34
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 35
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 36
Savielly Tartakower
1887 - 1956
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 37
Friðrik Ólafsson
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 38
Bent Larsen
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 39
Vlastimil Hort
1944 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 40
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 41
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 43
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
1542 - 1597
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 44
Alexander McDonnell
1798 - 1835
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 45

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Bent Larsen ranks 76. Before him are Paul H. O'Neill, Fritz Honka, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Friðrik Ólafsson, Pepe, and Lajos Tichy. After him are Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, António Ramalho Eanes, Toni Sailer, Sonny Bono, and Roger B. Chaffee. Among people deceased in 2010, Bent Larsen ranks 56. Before him are Bekim Fehmiu, Hiroshi Saeki, John Forsythe, Teddy Scholten, Juliet Anderson, and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. After him are Paul Schäfer, Hwang Jang-yop, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Milka Planinc, Martin Gardner, and Carlos Andrés Pérez.

Others Born in 1935

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Paul H. O'Neill
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 70
Fritz Honka
EXTREMIST
1935 - 1998
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 71
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 72
Friðrik Ólafsson
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 73
Pepe
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 74
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 75
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 76
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 77
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 78
António Ramalho Eanes
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 79
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 80
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 81
Roger B. Chaffee
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1967
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 82

Others Deceased in 2010

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Bekim Fehmiu
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 50
Hiroshi Saeki
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 51
John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 52
Teddy Scholten
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 53
Juliet Anderson
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1938 - 2010
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 54
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 55
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 56
Paul Schäfer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 57
Hwang Jang-yop
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 58
Ryszard Kaczorowski
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 59
Milka Planinc
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 60
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 61
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 62

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Bent Larsen ranks 155 out of 1,230. Before him are Erik Bruhn (1928), Brigitte Nielsen (1963), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Morten Olsen (1949), Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), and Eric III of Denmark (1100). After him are Jesper Christensen (1948), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Jeppe Aakjær (1866), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820), and Ulrich Salchow (1877).

Others born in Denmark

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Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 149
Brigitte Nielsen
MODEL
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 150
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1939
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 151
Morten Olsen
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 152
Adam Oehlenschläger
WRITER
1779 - 1850
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 153
Eric III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1146
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 154
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 155
Jesper Christensen
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 156
Rasmus Bartholin
CHEMIST
1625 - 1698
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 157
Jeppe Aakjær
WRITER
1866 - 1930
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 158
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1547
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 159
Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1884
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 160
Ulrich Salchow
SKATER
1877 - 1949
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 161